The Green Smoothie Prescription: A Complete Guide to Total Health

by Victoria Boutenko

Raise a glass to your health!Dark, leafy greens contain an astonishing abundance of nutrients, with enzymes, antioxidants, and minerals that hold extraordinary benefits for our mind and body. In The Green Smoothie Prescription , raw food pioneer and international bestselling author of Green for Life Victoria Boutenko provides a comprehensive guide to the healing capabilities of green smoothies. This easy-to-use and information packed book features over 150 delicious recipes and an A-to-Z list of the most effective nutrients in battling everything from minor colds and aches and pains to chronic conditions and weight loss. These unique smoothies are the easiest, fastest, and most delicious way to consume the amount of greens necessary to achieve and sustain total health.Featuring smoothies Beautiful Skin Colds & Flus Stress Reduction Detox & Cleanses Weight Loss

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Food

208 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 7, 2014

About the author

Victoria Boutenko is an author, teacher, inventor, researcher, artist and mother of three. She teaches classes on healthy living and raw food all over the world. As a result of her research and teachings, thousands of people are drinking and sharing green smoothies.

Source: http://greensmoothiesblog.com/who-is-...

Reviews

[Max · Rating 1 out of 5]

Okay, annoyed within the first five pages. Good job, book! The authors intro starts with some random comments like: 'Do you hiccup regularly?' and 'Do you have lots of wrinkles?' 'You're probably not eating enough greens!'
Oh please! Maybe I'm just influenced by Dr Greger too much, but what's the science? Are these things even related to green consumption?

As you can imagine I had a hard time giving the rest of the book a chance. What follows is a nice A-Z of healthy foods with researched information about them. Nothing new to me, as I'm quite the health-nut, but interesting. I was getting a little more positive!

Then, the recipes. All for health boosting smoothies. With weird names like No More Gray Hair and A Natural ADHD Solution, I'm triggered again. There I go, annoyed all over! Most recipes look great, but there's only ingredient lists. The author could have described them a bit more besides just the title. Some of these are quite bold claims.

And then, the succes stories. So cringe. What quack/snake oil business. Maybe I'll return to this and be nicer later, but this annoyed me a lot. Nah, it's going to the thrift shop.

[Lorelei · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like that the recipes are quick and easy. Nobody could argue with the benefit of adding more leafy greens to your diet and the correlation to improving certain conditions. I usually juice in the mornings but will try these recipes for a week and see how I feel. I love salad so maybe my story won't be as dramatic as some the the testimonials in the back section.

However, what juicing had to do with her son's tonsillectomy is unclear nor her father succumbing to his heart condition despite his understanding of health benefits available in nature. Furthermore, after looking her up, she has since switched her stance to say that raw food is not a sustainable way to live and she and her family gave it up. Just a reminder that we all still have genetics and challenges that there is not always a magic bullet for. So like every new health fad, take what works for you and leave the hype.

[Monique · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well researched and written this book gives you information that will help you eat for life. The power of greens is absolutely amazing and worthy of including in your daily diet. Recommend for all those searching for a cure to what ails you.

[Charlene Laguer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Re: book review

Excellent book and well-written. I was very impressed with the content and the various testimonials. Thank you so much for your knowledge and shared experiences with the raw food diet and green smoothies!

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Explanations and recipes are outside of the norm in this one. It's great for new ideas and a fresh twist.